Original Honoring Our WWII Merchant Mariners Act of 2025 has not moved since its introduction on Jan 3, 2025, with one cosponsor, a Democrat
IntroducedJan 3, 2025
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 75 words.
Original Honoring Our WWII Merchant Mariners Act of 2025 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to distribute a payment of $25,000 to U.S. merchant marines who engaged in qualified service during World War II. To be eligible, an individual must apply for the benefit and must not have received benefits under the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944. The bill sets forth what constitutes qualified service, including time frame of service and licensing requirements.
Context
- Committees
- House Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security: 268 of 6,567 bills became law, 113th–118th (4.1%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 162 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 630 words
- Subjects
- Conflicts and warsGovernment trust fundsMarine and inland water transportationTransportation employeesVeterans' pensions and compensation
- Latest action
- Dec 19, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0
The bill status record lists no related bills.
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]